Like any great artist on the rise, Archy Marshalls life is moving fast. Theres a lot to catch up on, after 2017s sprawling masterpiece, The OOZ, broke through amid Mercury Prize nominations and mind-blowing media plaudits. Unlike that record, Man Alive! doesnt aim to present any kind of narrative thread, or Brexit-era state-of-the-nation address, just a collection of snapshots and stories, artfully sequenced into a dazzlingly coherent whole. - Matador Records

Third official full-length from under his alias, inside the tin theres bits of the stoned FL Studio beats found on A New Place 2 Drown, the zooted dream sequences from and pared-down post-punk numbers from . This ones not quite grown & sexy but... more dialed in, still brimming with the wide-eyed (but extremely cool) enthusiasm of a 14 year old mucking about with his mates making beats. Its like Archy can see the bigger picture in his old age (25), arranging sounds in ways the 16 year old couldnt possibly imagine, and while The Ooz wasmaybe a little overcrowded, here he knows just when hes worn out his welcome and fucks off, leaving us wanting more (in a good way). Check out Supermarch, Draag On, Underclass, toughguy hardcore anthem Stoned Again and Perfecto Miserable."

• blackvinyl pressing
• full color printed insert inner sleeve
• music label:Matador Records 2020